diff --git a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/Controllers/CheckController.cs b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/Controllers/CheckController.cs
index a7582edd..9ec068cb 100644
--- a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/Controllers/CheckController.cs
+++ b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/Controllers/CheckController.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using StardewModdingAPI.Web.Framework;
 using StardewModdingAPI.Web.Models;
 
 namespace StardewModdingAPI.Web.Controllers
@@ -21,45 +19,19 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Web.Controllers
         [HttpPost]
         public async Task<ModGenericModel[]> Post([FromBody] ModSearchModel[] mods)
         {
-            using (var client = new HttpClient())
+            using (NexusModsClient client = new NexusModsClient())
             {
-                // the return array of mods
-                var modList = new List<ModGenericModel>();
+                List<ModGenericModel> result = new List<ModGenericModel>();
 
-                foreach (var mod in mods)
+                foreach (ModSearchModel mod in mods)
                 {
-                    if (!mod.NexusID.HasValue)
-                        continue;
-
-                    try
-                    {
-                        // create request with HttpRequestMessage
-                        var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, new Uri($"http://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/{mod.NexusID}"));
-
-                        // add the Nexus Client useragent to get JSON response from the site
-                        request.Headers.UserAgent.ParseAdd("Nexus Client v0.63.15");
-
-                        // send the request out
-                        var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
-                        // ensure the response is valid (throws exception)
-                        response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
-
-                        // get the JSON string of the response
-                        string stringResponse = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
-
-                        // create the mod data from the JSON string
-                        var modData = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<NexusResponseModel>(stringResponse);
-
-                        // add to the list of mods
-                        modList.Add(modData.ModInfo());
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception)
-                    {
-                        modList.Add(new ModGenericModel { ID = mod.NexusID.Value, Vendor = "Nexus", Valid = false });
-                    }
+                    if (mod.NexusID.HasValue)
+                        result.Add(await client.GetModInfoAsync(mod.NexusID.Value));
+                    else
+                        result.Add(new ModGenericModel(null, mod.NexusID ?? 0));
                 }
 
-                return modList.ToArray();
+                return result.ToArray();
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/Framework/IModRepository.cs b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/Framework/IModRepository.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ebf9850f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/Framework/IModRepository.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using StardewModdingAPI.Web.Models;
+
+namespace StardewModdingAPI.Web.Framework
+{
+    /// <summary>A repository which provides mod metadata.</summary>
+    internal interface IModRepository : IDisposable
+    {
+        /*********
+        ** Public methods
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>Get metadata about a mod in the repository.</summary>
+        /// <param name="id">The mod ID in this repository.</param>
+        Task<ModGenericModel> GetModInfoAsync(int id);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/Framework/NexusModsClient.cs b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/Framework/NexusModsClient.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f010d56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/Framework/NexusModsClient.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Pathoschild.Http.Client;
+using StardewModdingAPI.Web.Models;
+
+namespace StardewModdingAPI.Web.Framework
+{
+    /// <summary>An HTTP client for fetching mod metadata from Nexus Mods.</summary>
+    internal class NexusModsClient : IModRepository
+    {
+        /*********
+        ** Properties
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>The underlying HTTP client.</summary>
+        private readonly IClient Client;
+
+        /*********
+        ** Public methods
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>Construct an instance.</summary>
+        public NexusModsClient()
+        {
+            this.Client = new FluentClient("http://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley")
+                .SetUserAgent("Nexus Client v0.63.15");
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Get metadata about a mod in the repository.</summary>
+        /// <param name="id">The mod ID in this repository.</param>
+        public async Task<ModGenericModel> GetModInfoAsync(int id)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                NexusResponseModel response = await this.Client
+                    .GetAsync($"mods/{id}")
+                    .As<NexusResponseModel>();
+                return new ModGenericModel("Nexus", id, response.Name, response.Version, response.Url);
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+                return new ModGenericModel("Nexus", id);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources.</summary>
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            this.Client.Dispose();
+        }
+
+
+        /*********
+        ** Private models
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>A mod metadata response from Nexus Mods.</summary>
+        private class NexusResponseModel
+        {
+            /*********
+            ** Accessors
+            *********/
+            /// <summary>The unique mod ID.</summary>
+            public int ID { get; set; }
+
+            /// <summary>The mod name.</summary>
+            public string Name { get; set; }
+
+            /// <summary>The mod's semantic version number.</summary>
+            public string Version { get; set; }
+
+            /// <summary>The mod's web URL.</summary>
+            [JsonProperty("mod_page_uri")]
+            public string Url { get; set; }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/Models/IModModel.cs b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/Models/IModModel.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 2eadcaec..00000000
--- a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/Models/IModModel.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-namespace StardewModdingAPI.Web.Models
-{
-    /// <summary>A mod metadata response which provides a method to extract generic info.</summary>
-    internal interface IModModel
-    {
-        /*********
-        ** Public methods
-        *********/
-        /// <summary>Get basic mod metadata.</summary>
-        ModGenericModel ModInfo();
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/Models/ModGenericModel.cs b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/Models/ModGenericModel.cs
index 208af416..dc36c7f4 100644
--- a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/Models/ModGenericModel.cs
+++ b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/Models/ModGenericModel.cs
@@ -7,21 +7,52 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Web.Models
         ** Accessors
         *********/
         /// <summary>The unique mod ID.</summary>
-        public int ID { get; set; }
+        public int ID { get; }
 
         /// <summary>The mod name.</summary>
-        public string Name { get; set; }
+        public string Name { get; }
 
         /// <summary>The mod's vendor ID.</summary>
-        public string Vendor { get; set; }
+        public string Vendor { get; }
 
         /// <summary>The mod's semantic version number.</summary>
-        public string Version { get; set; }
+        public string Version { get; }
 
         /// <summary>The mod's web URL.</summary>
-        public string Url { get; set; }
+        public string Url { get; }
 
         /// <summary>Whether the mod is valid.</summary>
-        public bool Valid { get; set; } = true;
+        public bool Valid { get; }
+
+
+        /*********
+        ** Public methods
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>Construct a valid instance.</summary>
+        /// <param name="vendor">The mod's vendor ID.</param>
+        /// <param name="id">The unique mod ID.</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The mod name.</param>
+        /// <param name="version">The mod's semantic version number.</param>
+        /// <param name="url">The mod's web URL.</param>
+        /// <param name="valid">Whether the mod is valid.</param>
+        public ModGenericModel(string vendor, int id, string name, string version, string url, bool valid = true)
+        {
+            this.Vendor = vendor;
+            this.ID = id;
+            this.Name = name;
+            this.Version = version;
+            this.Url = url;
+            this.Valid = valid;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Construct an valid instance.</summary>
+        /// <param name="vendor">The mod's vendor ID.</param>
+        /// <param name="id">The unique mod ID.</param>
+        public ModGenericModel(string vendor, int id)
+        {
+            this.Vendor = vendor;
+            this.ID = id;
+            this.Valid = false;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/Models/NexusResponseModel.cs b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/Models/NexusResponseModel.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index ae5c691c..00000000
--- a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/Models/NexusResponseModel.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
-
-namespace StardewModdingAPI.Web.Models
-{
-    /// <summary>A mod metadata response from Nexus Mods.</summary>
-    public class NexusResponseModel : IModModel
-    {
-        /*********
-        ** Accessors
-        *********/
-        /// <summary>The unique mod ID.</summary>
-        public int ID { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>The mod name.</summary>
-        public string Name { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>The mod's semantic version number.</summary>
-        public string Version { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>The mod's web URL.</summary>
-        [JsonProperty("mod_page_uri")]
-        public string Url { get; set; }
-
-
-        /*********
-        ** Public methods
-        *********/
-        /// <summary>Get basic mod metadata.</summary>
-        public ModGenericModel ModInfo()
-        {
-            return new ModGenericModel
-            {
-                ID = this.ID,
-                Version = this.Version,
-                Name = this.Name,
-                Url = this.Url,
-                Vendor = "Nexus"
-            };
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/StardewModdingAPI.Web.csproj b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/StardewModdingAPI.Web.csproj
index fa1d88eb..eee0f3f3 100644
--- a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/StardewModdingAPI.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Web/StardewModdingAPI.Web.csproj
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="1.1.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.BrowserLink" Version="1.1.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design" Version="1.1.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Pathoschild.Http.FluentClient" Version="3.1.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <DotNetCliToolReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Tools" Version="1.0.1" />